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IM A FIRST TIME MOM AND I NEED HELP!! ON MY WEIGHT!!

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well am woundering if it is bad for me to want to work part time job and leave my son in a daycare...im breastfeeding exclusivley since day 1 my son borned im 18yrs old and scared that if i do find a job that my son will get sick or loose weight or wount eat for the simple fact that his used to being with me and use to my milk he dnt drink formula i have tried to give him formula so much and he just gags everthing also he gags in every bottle nipple but mine =[ am sick of being home i want to work to help my husband out and to have money for myself i dont know how to get him used to bottle my son is 8motnhs old today and he still in my breast and i give him a zipy cup but he dnt know how to suck from it yet am just feeling guilty and sad because im so attach to him as he is to me i just NEED SOME ADVISEE!!PLEASE!!!!

I know what you're going through. I am a working mom myself and have a 6mo old baby girl. I really hate leaving her at home with a paid caregiver, but what can I do? It's either I help my hubby earn for our family or I stay right there taking care of her and make the impossible buget work. I know it feels really uneasy and makes you feel guilty at times. Just keep in mind though that whatever you decide to do, you do it for the baby. Good luck :)

You need to put your breast milk in a bottle not a sippy cup. He will be able to learn. Try this before going to work, and you will feel better about it. Also, it is perfectly safe to exercise and breastfeed.

I guarentee 98% of all moms feel bad about leaving their child in a daycare, just do your homework on the daycares and interview them with your questions and concerns. You will find they all are pretty reliant. I think as a new mom it is really good to get out of the house even if just to work a pt job. I had my so as well when i was 18 and it all worked out

I have a 21 month old & 8 month old, I never got the chance 2 lose the baby fat from the 1st preg. Im also a stay home mom; my mother is a big help, she watches my babies 3-4 nights a week, mostly after I get them 2 bed, or she will put them 2 sleep 4 me, so i cn go 2 the gym around the same time. It is very hard most nights, I just want 2 go straight 2 sleep as soon as their in bed. I try as much as i can 2 push myself, & yea there are nights i dnt make it 2 the gym, sometimes sleep is more important 4 us mothers 2 b alert 4 our babies. I dnt munch throughout the day, hard also, but if I get the urge to I eat fruit. Im seeing results little at a time, but its better 2 lose the lbs gradually, so they stay off 4 good, also if you can get someone 2 wkout with, you can motivate each other, that helps even more.

I had the same problem. Luckily, my in laws drove my daughter to my work every day at lunch to nurse while we were trying to get her to use the bottle. We fed her out of a spoon, cup, medicine dropper, etc. FINALLY after about a month, she started taking the bottle. Dr. Browns were the ones that worked for us. It was extremely stressful, but we got there eventually. Don't worry!

you're doing great by keeping up the breastfeeding! if you can't afford a breast-pump, WIC gives you a FREE very nice Medella or Ameeda hospital grade pump(that's the pumps that sell for $1500), this website has the number for your state: http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/Contacts/statealpha.HTM#T call and see if you qualify (hint: single moms without jobs get WIC automatically, they don't check). With a pump you can send 2 bottles a day to daycare while you do 4 to 6 hours of work and don't worry, at daycares, young babies are given extra attention, and normally there is 1 adult for every 3 or 4 babies. so he won't be too sad while you're away and he'll get a chance to meet new babies and get time to explore his new environment.
and exercising is fine, that was in the old days, people thought your milk would go bad, but that's not true. have a nice 1 hour sweat fest 3 times a week and get back to feeling like your old self guilt free! GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Don't feel guilty! Home life is not for everyone and as long as you still spend time with your son and do all that you can, he will always know that you love him! The bottle takes a little time to get used to. To help him not gag, maybe try a smaller nipple. Keep at it, everything will work out!

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